TIFR exam 2013 Notification

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research was conceived and founded by the distinguished Indian Scientist Dr. Homi Bhabha in June 1945 with the active support of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Government of Bombay Presidency. In 1962, the Institute shifted to its present picturesque campus at Colaba on the shores of the Arabian Sea.

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research invites applications for Nationwide Entrance Examination

Application Procedure :

Students can apply online. Please follow appropriate link on this website for filling up the application form. Read the instructions carefully before you start filling up the online application form.

Manual Applications: Students from remote areas who do not have access to internet may apply manually. They may send a request for application form (without DD) along with a self-addressed stamped (Rs 20/-) envelope (size 25cm x 17cm) superscribed "GS-2014 (Subject)" to :

For Biology : Admissions Section, NCBS, Bangalore .
For other subjects, except Science Education: Universvity Cell , TIFR, Mumbai.

The filled-in application form should be sent along with DD and two passport size photographs (one pasted on the application and one stapled to it).

Students may appear for the written test in multiple subjects if the timings do not clash. Please send separate application (including Demand Draft) for each subject. In case of online applicants, students will have to re-register with a different email id.

Students who wish to apply online and make payment by Demand Draft may send the Demand Draft with their name, reference code and telephone number written behind it. Alternately, students can make online payment through internet banking or by Debit/Credit Card.

Application Fee (Non-Refundable) : 
Rs 500/- for online applications and Rs 550/- for manual applications. Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.
Rs 800/- for students taking the test as walk-in candidates (Please see the walk-ins section for details).

Application fee can be paid online through internet banking or by Debit/Credit Card or by sending Demand Draft.

Online Payment : After the online payment transaction is successful, please login to your account on our website by using your reference code as your user id and check the payment status of your application. Normally, online payments are received within 2 working days and a auto email is sent by the system acknowledging the payment. If your transaction has been successful and your account has been debited and you do not receive the acknowledgement email within 7 days, neither your payment status is updated in your account, you may write to the email ids as given in "Contact Info" section.

Demand Draft : 
Biology: DD should be drawn on State Bank of India in favour of "National Centre for Biological Science" payable at Bangalore.
Other Subjects: DD should be drawn on State Bank of India in favour of "Tata Institute of Fundamental Research" payable at Mumbai.

DDs may be sent by speed post/courier with your name, reference code and telephone number written behind it.

Important Dates: 

Publication of Notification:

• Nationwide Entrance Examination : Sunday, December 8, 2013
• Last date for application : October 20, 2013
• Online payment link will be active upto October 27, 2013
• DDs sent by post/courier will be accepted upto October 31, 2013

GATE Scored based applications to Systems Science (including Communications and Applied Probability) :

• Opens on : February 1, 2014
• Closes on : Two weeks after the GATE 2014 results are displayed on their website.
• Results of the Nationwide Entrance Examination : January 15, 2014

Contact Information

For Biology:
Admissions Section
National Centre for Biological Sciences
UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road,
Bangalore 560065.
Tel: 080-23666404
Fax: 080-23636662
Email: phd@ncbs.res.in